Cimarron River near Cimarron, CO
River level and flood forecast · Gunnison County
Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.2 ft through Mon, Oct 19, 6 AM.
Flow: 23 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:22 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 9 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7.8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.4 ft |
| Record crest (June 7, 1986) | 5.07 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 5.07 ft — June 7, 1986
- 5.04 ft — June 11, 1980
- 4.91 ft — June 27, 1982
- 4.9 ft — May 31, 1993
- 4.79 ft — May 21, 1996
Recent crests: 3.18 ft (June 3, 2025) · 3.17 ft (June 10, 2024) · 2.93 ft (June 22, 2023) · 2.95 ft (May 19, 2022) · 2.43 ft (June 14, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CMRC2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.